Dingana fraterna
Species of butterfly
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Dingana fraterna, the Stoffberg widow, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is only known from one hillside to the south-west of the Stoffberg in the Mpumalanga province.
| Stoffberg widow | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Dingana |
| Species: | D. fraterna |
| Binomial name | |
| Dingana fraterna Henning & Henning, 1996[1] | |
Description
The wingspan is 56–61 mm for males and 55–57 mm for females. Adults are on wing from mid-to late October. There is one generation per year[2]
Similar to D. angusta, this butterfly features white and orange postdiscal spots on the upperside of forewing.[3]
Habitat and behavior
This butterfly is associated with Sekhukhune Montane Grassland (Gm 19) (Mucina and Rutherford).[3]
The larvae feed on various Poaceae species.[citation needed]
